Philadelphia Performing Arts CS

Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a moderately sized combined-grade school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Philadelphia Performing Arts CS. The school works with 2,572 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,819 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a school of Philadelphia Performing Arts CS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Philadelphia Performing Arts CS records that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 15% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 169 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 71% of students at Philadelphia Performing Arts CS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Philadelphia County (around 95%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Philadelphia Performing Arts CS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 46.2%, a residual of -0.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,953, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jenks Abram Sch, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Philadelphia Performing Arts CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Philadelphia Performing Arts CS at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Philadelphia Performing Arts CS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Philadelphia Performing Arts CS's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 2,430 (now 2,572). Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 28%.

On allk12, the feed for Philadelphia Performing Arts CS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.